Lauren Burkitt

Nice To Meet You | Louche Lily.

7th May, 2015

A couple weeks ago I got to spend the afternoon with makeup artist Lyz Plant! She’s crazy talented and has a lot of experience working with green beauty brands. She’s also the owner and curator of Louche Lily, a luxury online boutique carrying all natural makeup and skincare products. She carries a lot of my favourite brands and a few I had never tried before…until she did my makeup!

Lyz has over a decade of experience working in the fashion world and has been one of the makeup artists for several events including Vancouver/Toronto Fashion Week, Vancouver Eco Fashion Week, television appearances, runway, and more. Lyz was so kind and shared a ton of tips and tricks while she applied all of the makeup. I didn’t feel too ‘done-up’ in the look even though I had a bold lip. The rest of my makeup was still very natural and went along with my individual style. I felt comfortable in all of the products and confident once the look was complete. If you ever get a chance to work with Lyz, take it! She’s full of knowledge and a complete joy to be around.

We chatted about our favourite products and exciting new things that are coming for the green-beauty community this year (she’s got the inside scoop!). She’s also got the best collection of natural makeup I’ve ever seen….so many new favourites.

She created a very fresh Spring look on me using all products that can be found on Louche Lily.

Vapour Organics Atmosphere Luminous Foundation Stick in shade #110 was used through the t-zone and blended out. This is a brand I had never tried before but I was really impressed with the seamless finish the foundation left.

Then she gently patted some Kjaer Weis Cream Blush in the shade ‘Blossoming’ onto my cheeks. Tip from Lyz: blend cream blushes right up to the hairline to avoid a painted-on look that some cream blushes create. Kjaer Weis is so luxurious and the bad-ass packaging makes it worth the price.

She did an incredible job filling in my eyebrows (can you come over every morning Lyz!?) using the 100% Pure Eye Brow Colour in the shade ‘Taupe’. I had to ask for some advice on this since she did such a flawless job. Lyz suggests using something like the 100% Pure Eye Brow Colour because it isn’t just a powder, it’s got a bit more texture to it. Not a full on wax, but just enough to match the natural shine/oil of your hair. Even the untrained eye can pick up on eyebrows when they are too matt/powdery and stand out against your healthy head of hair!

She then used a light dusting of the Ilia Fade Into You Translucent Face Powder to set everything. This is perfect for touch ups or between concealer/foundation layers. I might have to pick this one up, I really liked it.

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